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Eliot Herman
Mayhill NM

10/25/2021
08:30 pm

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iTelescope 11

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Photoshop

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New Outburst of Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann. This Centaur located in a circular orbit between Jupiter and Saturn has another major outburst. The outburst at the end of September was fading after being the strongest observed in 40 years. On October 24th it had another significant outburst. This image shows the time course from the first strong outburst, through its gradually fading to this new outburst.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!